Population by Ethnic Origin by Province

As of 2011, Canadians of Asian origin make up over 13% of Canada’s total population. Canadians of Chinese descent are the largest Asian ethnic group in all provinces except Saskatchewan and Manitoba, where Filipino is the largest group. The second largest Asian ethnic group, which also surpassed the 1 million mark, consists of Canadians reporting their ethnicity as East Indian.

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